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USA leg-spinner Mohammad Mohsin said on Monday that \u201cthe pressure will be on Pakistan\u201d when the teams lock horns in the T20 World Cup again, two years after the Americans inflicted a shock defeat on the former champions.<\/p>\n
But Pakistan quick bowler Salman Mirza insisted the stunning super over defeat in Dallas in the 2024 T20 World Cup<\/a> would be firmly \u201cin the past\u201d when the two clash in Colombo on Tuesday.<\/p>\n The USA team gave tournament favourites India a big scare in their opening match<\/a> in Mumbai, reducing them to 77-6 at one point, with Mohsin taking a wicket on his T20 World Cup debut, before losing by 29 runs.<\/p>\n They are confident they can repeat their stunning upset of two years ago in the Group A encounter.<\/p>\n \u201cThe pressure of losing the last game will be on Pakistan,\u201d said Mohsin.<\/p>\n Born and brought up playing cricket in Pakistan, Mohsin migrated to the US five years ago and warned that the USA was a better team now than two years ago.<\/p>\n \u201cI have played with most of the players in this Pakistan team, so I have given my input to the team and we are a more skilled and confident team.\u201d<\/p>\n Mirza was confident the last defeat would not prey on the Pakistan players\u2019 minds.<\/p>\n \u201cWinning and losing are part of the game; it happens in cricket,\u201d Mirza said. \u201cThe defeat against the USA is now past and behind us.\u201d<\/p>\n Pakistan, the 2009 champions, were close to suffering another shock in their opening match against the Netherlands on Saturday.<\/p>\n Pakistan were staring at defeat with 29 runs needed in the last two overs but all-rounder Faheem Ashraf\u2019s big hitting bailed them out<\/a>.<\/p>\n Pakistan cannot afford any slip-ups if they are to qualify for the super eight stage as one of the top two teams in Group A after saying they would not play India<\/a> on February 15.<\/p>\n